Massage-belt.



DE FOREST B. GATLIN.

MASSAGE BELT. APPLICATION I'ILED NOV. 20, 1913.

Patented Au 11, 191% inventor Attorneys I a. union MASSAGE-BELT.

Specification of Letters Patent. I

Patented Aug. 11, 1914.

Application filed November 20,1913. Serial No. 802,137.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DE FOREST B. CATLIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mankato, in the county of Blue Earth and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Massage-Belt, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in massage belts, the particular struc ture herein shown being especially adapted for use in connection with the massage apparatus shown in my U; S. Letters Patent No. 1,059,594, granted to me April 22, 1913,

- view which will.appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention. v Tnthe drawings-Figure 1 is a top plan view showing the oscillatory arm or member of the massage machine with the present belt applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the connecting means carried by the oscillatory arm and the adjacent portion-of the massage belt. Fig} 3 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 4 is a top plan view showing the present connection as applied to a- Turkish or rough towel when such towel is substituted in lieu of the massage belt.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates two flexible members, which are preferably composed of leather and provided with the looped ends 2 for engagement with the apertured ends 30f the oscillatory member or'arni 28 of the massage apparatus as above set forth. The free endd of each connection 1, is turned under and carries the l guiding eye 5 adjacent such free end, there being attached: to and carried by the flexible member 1 adjacent the guiding eye 5, the button or knob 6, which is adapted to be inserted through the slot 7 of the respective reduced terminal 8 of the massage belt 9.

The belt herein shown is provided with a plurality of transversely disposed ribs or ridges 10 of similar, size, there being provided a plurality of beltsfor each'machine having different sized ribs 10 for different massage purposes. The body portion of the belt is flexible, so that the same may readily conform to the contour of the body during the oscillation of the arm 28 and the consequent sliding or reciprocation of the belt 9 with the ribs 10 in contact with the body of the person operated upon.

In order to provide a means for attaching a Turkish or rough towel 11 to the respective free terminals of the members 1, the said towel being disposed upon the knob 6, similar to the hose supporter attachment now in use, a hinging member 12 is carried by each connection 1 and is provided with the pivoted bail 13 whose reduced terminal 14 is adapted to cooperate with the towel and button 6 to hold the towel positioned and connected to the free end of the flexible connections 1. By this means a rough or Turkish towel may be used in connection with the oscillatory bar or member 28, and thus the desired rubbing and massage eifect is had.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with an oscillatory member, and two flexible straps attached to the respective ends thereof, of a massage belt having reduced terminals, and coiiperative means carried by the terminals thereof and the flexible connection for attaching the belt for oscillation by means of the bar.

2. The combination with an oscillatory member, and two flexible straps attached to the respective ends thereof, of a massage belt having reduced terminals, coiiperative means carried by the terminals thereof and the flexible connection for attaching the belt for oscillation bymeans of the bar, said cobar and two flexible straps connected one to each end thereof, of a massage belt provided with a plurality of parallel transversely disposed ribs upon one face thereof and 5 having its terminals reduced, the terminals of the belt each being provided with an elongated slot, a fixed guide carried upon thefree end of each of the flexible connections for receiving its respective reduced 10 terminal of the belt, and a knob button carried by each flexible connection for entering the slot-of the belt terminal to connect the terminal thereto.

'In' testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my' signa- 15 ture in the presence of two Witnesses.

- DE FOREST B. CATLIN.v Witnessesi I JOHN E. REGAN,

EDYTHE L. ANDERSEN. 

